Ownership Cost for 2006 Volkswagen Passat (Value Edition)
Estimated: $36187 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1710
$821
$718
$650
$581
$4480
Insurance
$1531
$1585
$1640
$1698
$1757
$8211
Fuel
$1472
$1516
$1569
$1632
$1705
$7894
Maintenance
$2763
$1779
$949
$674
$2291
$8456
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$466
$466
$466
$466
$466
$690
Total Ownership Costs
$8919
$6892
$6242
$6113
$8022
$36187
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 1984, 3600.0
Displacement CI: 219.68547874103, 121.071108283
Displacement L: 1.984000, 3.6
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 200.00
Engine KW: 149.140000
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Passat
Model Year: 2006
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. BIN 5/ULEV II emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 6ADXV02.0366.
Other Restraint System Info: Advanced Front Air Bags., Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Mosel
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 2..0T
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
(1) MY CAR IS A DAILY DRIVER. 2000 VW PASSAT GLS, 1.8T AUTO. (2) ABS MODULE DIED AT AROUND 85K, ABS NO LONGER WORKS AS A RESULT. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF OTHER PASSAT OWNERS AS WELL. (3) I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURE AS OF YET AS IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR FROM THE VW DEALER. AROUND $1,500.00.
2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SHEARED OIL PUMP BOLT AT 16,000 MILES. ENIGNE LOST ALL POWER. DEALER REPLACED OIL PUMP, TIMING CHAIN AND ALL RELATED HARDWARE. ASKED MANUFACTURER (VOLKSWAGEN) AND DEALERSHIP FOR NEW ENGINE DUE TO LIKLEY OIL STARVATION AFTER OIL PUMP WAS INOPERATIVE. REQUEST DENIED. VERY UNHAPPY AS THIS VERY LOW MILEAGE CAR MAY HAVE A SEVERLY DAMAGED ENGINE THAT VW IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE.